An arts initiative in conjunction with “In Our Hands: Gun Culture in America”

Crown Gallery at Metro Art Studios

Join us in an ever-changing, interactive community art project either online or in person.

How do I join the SNAPSHOT initiative?

1 - Take a snapshot of an image that depicts what a culture of peace looks like to you. Images can be a photograph, a sketch, painting, collage, poem, screenshot of someone else’s work, or any image.

2 - Post on Instagram and tag @wings_4peace Share your thoughts about why you chose this shot. Be sure to tag the creator if you use a screenshot. Square please.

3 - Watch the art project come to life both online and in person until the final reveal on March 1st. All snapshots will be printed and used to create the collaborative art piece that will hang at Metro Art Studios 345 Railroad Avenue, Bridgeport, CT.

Deadline: February 24

SAMPLE POST

First grader praying for Peace and an end to gun violence
Jack was born into an era where school gun violence is a sad reality and shooter drills are just part of his little life. Remembering Uvalde and so much more. May it end through Jack’s sweet prayers - for his brother Ben and his cousin Eliza and all the innocents. Submitted by his photographer mother who was a first grade teacher when the Sandy  Hook massacre occurred and his grandmother, Mema T.

All snapshots will be printed and used to create a collaborative art piece that will hang at Metro Art Studios. Watch the work in process both online and in person through March 16.

Let’s instigate change and get in the sight-line of a nation that is suffering from gun violence.

Let’s use visual storytelling to summon, engage, challenge, provoke and heal.

Let’s explore where we can find common ground and hope.

Join us at Metro. We’ll be there…

Friday, March 1st: Spoken Word event

Sunday, March 10th: Artist Talk

Learn more at Metro Art Studios

Watch the art project come to life until the final reveal on March 1st.

This program benefits sandyhookpromise.org and StreetSafe Bridgeport

Juried by Jennifer Reynolds-Kaye, Mary Himes and Duvian Montoya